Calender of events

Founding of the Association of Friends and Supporters of Frankfurt (Oder) University.

06.12.

The foundation of European University Viadrina is announced in a government statement by he German federal state of Brandenburg.

1991

15.07.

Official establishment of European University Viadrina by the federal state of Brandenburg.

06.09.

Inauguration of the new university and constituence of the acting University Senate with its acting rector Professor Knut Ipsen, Ph. d.

1992

19. 10.

The first academic year at Viadrina begins.

1993

22. 1.

Viadrina is included in the addendum to Germany’s official catalogue of universities.

14. 10.

Election of the University’s first rector, professor Hans N. Weiler, Ph. d. (Stanford/California) by the University Council.

27. 10.

First meeting of the elected University Senate.

1995

24. 4.

The president of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Roman Herzog, visits the University.

22. 11.

Viadrina and its Collegium Polonicum, a joint project with Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan, are awarded the German-Polish Prize for 1995.

1996

15. 10.

The president of the Republic of Poland, Aleksander Kwasniewski, visits Viadrina, delivering the keynote address at the opening of the fifth academic year.

1997

4. 12.

The chancellor of Germany, Dr. Helmut Kohl, and the prime minister of Poland, Professor Jerzy Buzer, visit the university together.

1998

10. 6.

Inauguration of the Collegium Polonicum in Slubice, in the presence of the ministers of education of the two countries.

1999

29. 4.

Laying of the cornerstone for a new university complex which include cafeteria and lecture halls.

8. 7.

Awarding of the first Viadrina Prize to Karl Dedecius.

11. 10.

Handing over of the office of rector from Professor Hans N. Weiler, Ph. d, to his successor, Professor Gesine Schwan, Ph. D (Berlin/Germany), now president of Viadrina.

10.12.

Marion Gräfin Dönhoff's 90th birthday celebration

2000

09.05.

EU Commissioner Günter Verheugen speaks on the EU Enlargement at the Collegium Polonicum

22.06.

Awarding of the second Viadrina Prize to Adam Michnik, polish political publicist.

27.09.

The Polish Foreign Minister Władysław Bartoszewski speaks at the annual meeting of the German university chancellors

24.10.

German president Johannes Rau takes part in the panel discussion "Education for Europe" held at the Viadrina

27.11.

The German Prime Minister Wolfgang Thierse participates in the Spiegel debate "What are we doing against xenophobia?" held at the Viadrina

2001

06.02.

Grand opening of the last building phase of the Collegium Polonicum combined with an international meeting of the Polish and German Foreign Ministers Bronisław Geremek and Hans-Dietriech Genscher and the French publicist Alfred Grosser

14.06.

Awarding of the German National Prize to Tadeusz Mazowiecki and Joseph Rovan

16.06.

The Collegium Polonicum hosts a conference of the Bundestag's European Committee

18.06.

The German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and the Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek visit the Viadrina

The European University Viadrina becomes a member of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)

11.10.

Ceremonial handover of the reconstructed Auditorium Maximum (formerly known as 'Flachbau')

14.12.

The historian Włodzimierz Borodziej is awarded the 2004 Viadrina Prize

2005

25.07.

The German Federal Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and the Polish President visit the Viadrina. The German and Polish National Education Secretaries (Wolf-Michael Catenhausen and Tadeusz Szulc) sign in their presence a "joint declaration on the strengthening of the cooperation between students, scientists and reasearchers of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Republic of Poland".

21.11.

Prof. dr. Rudolf von Thadden, historian and member of the Viadrina's Funding Senate, is awarded the 2005 Viadrina Prize